Ok, I've really only played half an hour and am partway through the second level (aka the first 'real' level) and it's just a blast. I never played these games back in the day, but I played other games of the age. But this? This is the most polished, quality-of-life-stuffed, easy to play game I think i've touched on the ps2. Period. And it's only the 2nd game in the series.